WINTER WEATHER ALERT: Winter Storm Watch Issued For Western New York

Western New York - The National Weather Service out of New York has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the western part of the state.

National Weather Service as follows.

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING
  RAIN AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 6 INCHES OR MORE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. SNOW COULD ALSO DISRUPT EARLY
  HOLIDAY TRAVEL TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH
  RESPECT TO THE TRACK OF THE LOW AND PRECIPITATION AMOUNT AND
  TYPE. JUST A SMALL CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF THE LOW COULD
  GREATLY REDUCE EXPECTED ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.